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Launch The Event Viewer In Vista

Posted by on Aug 31, 2007 | 4 Comments

There are a few different ways that you can open the Event Viewer in Vista. You can find it in the Administrative Tools in the Control Panel or off the Start Menu. If you frequently access the console you may want to create a shortcut to the Event Viewer on your desktop, making it a little more accessible.

To do this, right click an empty area on your desktop, point to New, and click Shortcut. When the Create Shortcut Wizard appears, type in the following path:

c:\windows\system32\mmc.exe c:\windows\system32\evetvwr.msc.

Click Next. Type in a name for the shortcut and click Finish.

Now when you need to launch Event Viewer, simply double click the icon on your desktop.

[tags]vista, vista tips, windows[/tags]

  • http://g-highshaw.ca George T. High

    I followed the instructins for ceating a short cut for Launch Event Viewers in Vista. When I double click on the icon I get a message.cannot open the file c:\windows\system32\evetvwr.msc file does not exist,or is not a mmc or was created by a later version of mmc, or I may not have permission to open file. Can you help me?

    George High

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  • http://www.omlb.com tomx

    Got a typo there. Start>Run>eventvwr.msc is all you need. Enjoy!

  • Sean Torres

    I just had to comment. thanks for the vista tip. I actually like this event log thing alot. I think you are the best!